CHOREOGRAPHY Mikko Nissinen
MUSIC Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Robert Perdziola
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGN Nicholas Kostner
LIGHTING DESIGN Mikki Kunttu
Original Premiere
December 18, 1892, Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
World Premiere
November 23, 2012, Boston Ballet, The Boston Opera House
CONDUCTOR Mischa Santora
THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE JEFFREY CIRIO
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY JI YOUNG CHAE
DROSSELMEIER DANIEL RUBIN
CLARA MAYA YANEZ
Prologue
STREET SWEEPER Colton Heath
CHESTNUT VENDOR Jake Marshall
CHARITY CHAP Alberto Gil Vicente
URCHINS Students of Boston Ballet School
ACT I
Party Scene
HERR SILBERHAUS Schuyler Wijsen
FRAU SILBERHAUS Lauren Herfindahl
FRITZ Jack Wilson
GOVERNESS Kyra Muttilainen
HOUSEKEEPER Kallie Green
BUTLER Ethan Collins
FOOTMAN Louis Millard
GRANDFATHER Wesley Miller
GRANDMOTHER Abigail Merlis
PARTY GUESTS Katie Cerny, Daniela Fabelo, Alexandria Heath, Layla Porter
Sebastian Bondar, Tyson Ali Clark, Alexander Nicolosi, Sam Stampleman
THEIR CHILDREN Students of Boston Ballet School
HARLEQUIN DOLL Sun Woo Lee
BALLERINA DOLL Alexis Workowski
BEAR Henry Griffin
Battle Scene
MOUSE KING Samuel Yuan
MICE Michael Dadlez, Tristan de Ris, Jake Marshall, Alexander Mockrish, Kian Reeves-Meier
SOLDIERS, BUNNY, AND GINGERBREAD COOKIE Students of Boston Ballet School
Snow Scene
SNOW QUEEN AND KING HALEY SCHWAN and FRANCISCO SCHILEREFF
SNOWFLAKES Alexandria Heath and Sage Humphries
and Emily Aston, Natalia Cardona, Zoe Cartier, Jordyn Crotty,
Daniela Fabelo, Mia Kwong, Alexa Malone, Emma Topalova
LEAD REINDEER Natalie Heldmann
REINDEER Students of Boston Ballet
— 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION —
ACT II
The Kingdom of the Sweets
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY ATTENDANTS AND PAGES Graduate Program Dancers and Students of Boston Ballet School
SPANISH CHOCOLATE SeokJoo Kim, Layla Porter,
Katie Cerny, Schuyler Wijsen
ARABIAN COFFEE LIA CIRIO and PAUL CRAIG
CHINESE TEA Abigail Merlis and Sam Stampleman
FRENCH MARZIPAN Emily Aston, Daniel R. Durrett, Alexandria Heath
with Students of Boston Ballet School
MOTHER GINGER Alexander Nicolosi
with Students of Boston Ballet School
RUSSIAN TROIKA SEBASTIAN BONDAR
Wesley Miller and Spencer Wetherington
Waltz of the Flowers
DEW DROP SEO HYE HAN
LEAD FLOWERS Lauren Herfindahl and Sage Humphries
FLOWERS Jordyn Crotty, Aubrey Daniels, Daniela Fabelo, Kallie Green, Bailey Hall,
Alexa Malone, Alainah Grace Reidy, Emma Topalova, Sydney Williams, Alexis Workowski
Grand Pas de Deux
Choreography based upon Lev Ivanov
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY and THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE
WITH APPRECIATION
This production of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker is generously supported by Presenting Sponsor, PNC Bank,
Media Partner, WBUR, and Hotel Partner, Mandarin Oriental, Boston.
Casting is subject to change.
Boston Ballet thanks you for your support of live music performances.
Performance length: Approximately two hours including one 20-minute intermission.
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